Matthew 10:38
And every one who taketh not his cross and cometh after me, is not worthy of me.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 16:24Then said Jeshu to his disciples. Whosoever willeth to come after me, let him deny himself, and let him take up his cross and follow me.
Mark 8:34AND Jeshu called to the assemblies with his disciples, and said to them, Whoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and come after me.
Luke 9:23And he said before all, Whoever willeth to come after me, must deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and come after me.
John 19:17And they took Jeshu, and led him forth, bearing his cross to a place which is called A Skull, but in Hebrew is Gogultha:
Matthew Henry on Matthew 10:17-42
Instructions to the Apostles. 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; 18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.… Read the whole commentary →